Decision details

The Cabinet received a report of the Deputy Chief Executive (Place) that provided information about the priority maintenance work required for the Gallery Oldham. Cabinet was requested to accept a  funding offer from Museum Estates and Development Fund (MEND), as detailed at the confidential report, at agenda item 18 of this meeting. The Cabinet was also requested to note the scale of investment required to the Gallery Oldham andto  approve the appropriate budgets that were required to proceed with the identified priority maintenance work.

The Cabinet was informed that significant funding would be required to address the priority maintenance work in respect of the Gallery Oldham over the a four year period: 2023 – 2027. The essential work had been identified through a detailed Asset Management Condition Survey report, that had been completed in April 2023. The report forecasted the various priority maintenance works over the four year period.

Cabinet was further informed that the Council had received confirmation of a successful bid for MEND funding that was ringfenced for limited aspects of the identified priority maintenance work.

Options/alternatives considered:

Options and alternatives are to be considered at item 18 of the agenda.

Resolved:

That the Cabinet would consider the commercially sensitive information at item 18 of the agenda before making a decision thereon.